8 In 10 UK Twitter Users Access Via Mobile, Mostly To Read Tweets [STUDY]

80 percent of Twitter users in the United Kingdom access the social network via a mobile device, with reading tweets the favoured activity by three in five users, reveals a new study from Nielsen and Twitter.

The survey also revealed that 80 percent of Spanish Twitter users also access Twitter via a mobile device, compared to 72 percent in the Netherlands and 68 percent in France.

Reading tweets was the top Twitter pastime in these four countries, with clicking on links also popular.